Province Syria Phoenice
City Tyre 
Region Phoenicia
Reign Elagabalus
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M AV ANTONINVS AVG
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription TVRIORVM
Reverse design Astarte standing facing, turreted, holding long sceptre and resting on trophy on her right, crowned by Nike standing on small column, left, on her left; at her feet, to left, small palm tree; to right, r in the exergue, murex shell

 

Reference Fritz Rudolf Künker EA 44, 4 April 2017, lot 154 ex A. K. coll, ex Triton XIV, New York 2011, lot 558 ex Sternberg Auction 33, Zürich 1997, lot 72 ex Seabylist 616, London 1969, Nr. A 1173.
Diameter
Weight 12.80
Axis
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